UPDATE (6 p.m.)

The westbound lanes at Transmountain/Loop 375 reopened at about 6 p.m. Monday, but the eastbound lanes remain closed due to a rollover at the state park entrance, TxDOT officials reported on Twitter.

El Paso Community College has cancelled classes at its Transmountain Campus for Monday night because of the weather and traffic tie-ups in the ara, officials said.

UPDATE:

Transmountain Road is now closed in both directions due to high winds and debris that appear to have caused another semi-truck to roll on its side in the area, Texas Department of Transportation officials reported on Twitter.

The road will be closed until further notice, officials said.

The northbound ramp from I-10 eastbound at U.S. Highway 54 has also been closed following a collision Monday evening and is causing a traffic bottleneck in the area. It will take about four hours to clear up that incident, officials said.

ORIGINAL STORY

A semi-truck has overturned on the Spur 601 connection to U.S. Highway 54 southbound and has brought traffic to a halt in the area, Texas Department of Transportation Officials reported on Twitter.

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(Photo: PHOTOS BY VICTOR CALZADA / El Paso Times)

Police and fire officials are at the scene and have closed the ramp. The closure is expected to last through rush hour and to about 7 p.m.

Police have not confirmed if the high winds in the area contributed to the incident, but officials are also responding to about a dozen traffic calls, including at Patriot Freeway southbound at Transmountain Road, Interstate 10 westbound at McRae Boulevard and Hondo Pass Drive at Patriot Freeway.

The National Weather Service of El Paso has issued a high-wind warning across El Paso and Southern New Mexico until 8 p.m. Monday. Winds are expected at about 41 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph, the weather service reports. Monday's forecast also calls for a 20 percent chance of rain with a high near 62 degrees and a low around 39 degrees.

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People make their way through strong, cold winds in this file photo. A cold front is expected to move through the Borderland starting Tuesday, with lows forecast near 28 degrees.(Photo: EL PASO TIMES FILE)

A propane tank also rolled over on U.S. Highway 62/180 in Hudspeth County Monday afternoon, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

All east- and westbound lanes are closed between mile marker 98 and 100 at the Dell City interchange. That roadway will be closed for at least 11 p.m., and officials are asking drivers to avoid the area.